| dominant | adj 1. most influential, important, paling berpengaruh, dominan: money was the ~ force in his life, wang ialah penggerak yg paling berpengaruh dlm hidupnya; he occupied a ~ position in the party, dia memegang jawatan yg paling berpengaruh dlm parti itu; he was the ~ partner in the firm, dia rakan kongsi yg paling berpengaruh dlm syarikat itu; 2. most noticeable, paling menonjol, dominan: the ~ theme in his early works, tema yg paling menonjol dlm karya awalnya; red is the ~ colour in the furnishings, merah merupakan warna yg paling menonjol dlm hiasan bilik itu; 3. (genetics) dominan: ~ genes, gen dominan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dominant | n ( mus) dominan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dominate | vt 1. have control over, menguasai, mendominasi: he allowed himself to be ~d by ambition, dia membiarkan dirinya dikuasai oleh cita-citanya; an aggresive woman who ~d her husband and family, seorang perempuan yg agresif yg menguasai suami dan keluarga; the problem that ~d his mind, masalah yg menguasai fikirannya; 2. be the most conspicuous in, /paling menonjol, dominan/ + approp prep: the woman’s figure ~s the picture, bentuk badan wanita itu paling menonjol dlm lukisan tersebut; the question of raising funds for rehabilitation ~d the discussion, soal mengumpulkan wang utk usaha pemulihan paling menonjol dlm perbincangan itu; 3. have a commanding place (in a certain area), /menguasai, mendominasi/ (pemandangan): the volcano ~s the landscape, gunung berapi menguasai pemandangan itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |